Metallica Life Burns Faster at Sphere artwork. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
Metallica is adding six more shows to the band’s upcoming Life Burns Faster residency at the high-tech Sphere venue in Las Vegas.
The exact dates for the added shows have yet to be announced — “Keep watching for dates and additional info,” Metallica writes in a Facebook post — but presales will begin for members of the Metallica Fifth Member fan club on Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT.
The initially announced Vegas run includes eight dates taking place Thursdays and Saturdays in October: Oct. 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31. Every Thursday performance will have a completely different and unique set list from its corresponding Saturday show, following in the tradition of Metallica’s No Repeat Weekend format on their M72 world tour.
Presales to the previously announced shows are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
Michael B. Jordan accepts the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Award for “Sinners” onstage during the 32nd Annual Actor Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 01, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Michael B. Jordan had a big weekend, with wins at the NAACP Image Awards and the Actor Awards, and he doesn’t want it to end just yet.
After winning outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for Sinners, which also took home outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, he told Extra he’s honored “to be acknowledged by our peers and other actors that we admire.”
“To get that love and that affection and be in this room has us all kind of speechless,” he said of the Sinners cast, noting he’s generally feeling “gratitude.” “It’s a special movie, special project. We’ve been through so much together as a cast and as individuals and, man, I just don’t want it to stop. I don’t want it to end. I want to continue to do this over and over and over again. So yeah, it feels good.”
While accepting his award at the Actor Awards, Michael thanked his mother for the role she played in his success. He told Extra that he wouldn’t be close to where he is now without her love and support, which made her the perfect date.
“There’s been so much in my career my mom wasn’t able to be with me in these spaces, you know,” he said. “So for her to join me on this run, it couldn’t happen any other way.”
We’ll find out if Michael will add an Oscar to his trophy slate on March 15, when the Academy Awards air on ABC
Protesters clash with forces in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 2, 2026, as authorities impose restrictions and curbs across Kashmir in response to demonstrations over the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings on Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the United States interests, four people familiar with the briefing told ABC News.
The officials said there was more of a general threat in the region from Iran’s missiles and proxy forces, sources told ABC News.
The intel shared with staff appears to contradict some of President Donald Trump and the White House’s previous statements about Iran and the reasoning for attacking the country.
The president said in his video address announcing the strikes, “our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”
On a call with reporters this weekend, senior Trump administration officials said there were indicators that Iranians could launch a preemptive attack against U.S. forces and allies in the region.
While Trump was meeting with military leaders this weekend, he spoke with ABC News about the general threat from the Iranian regime.
“I think there was a threat. Had we not done Midnight Hammer, which was one of the greatest things [this] country has ever done, we would’ve been faced with a nuclear weapon within a month — we would have been faced with a very powerful nuclear weapon within a month,” Trump said this weekend.
“And then they were trying to build back –not there because that area was obliterated, but they were working on another site despite the negotiations — which at some points were going very well,” Trump continued. “But in the end we didn’t think they were going to get there [in terms of negotiations]. And they would’ve had in a fairly short period of time some very fairly big nuclear capacity and we were not going to put up with that.”
During a press briefing Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the attack was a response to Iranian aggression against the U.S. over a number of years.
“We didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it. Their war on Americans has become our retribution against their Ayatollah and his death cult,” Hegseth said. “It took the 47th president, a fighter who always puts America first, to finally draw the line after 47 years of Iranian belligerence.”
The U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Israel on Saturday, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier on Monday that 49 senior leaders were killed in the initial strikes.
Following the start of the U.S.-Israel operation, Iran launched retaliatory strikes with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations.
The conflict has resulted in at least four deaths of U.S. servicemembers so far, but military officials said Monday more deaths are expected.
“We expect to take additional losses,” Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a briefing. “And, as always, we will work to minimize U.S. losses. But as the secretary said, this is major combat operations.”
Caine did not specify a timeline, but said, “This is not a single overnight operation. The military objective … will take some time to achieve.”
Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the U.S. military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran — but the “big wave” is yet to come.
“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon,” Trump told Tapper Monday morning.
CNN was the first to report on what the Trump admin told congressional staff.
–ABC News’ John Parkinson and Fritz Farrow contributed to this report.
Luke Combs has accomplished an uncommon feat, as he now has two songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
“Sleepless in a Hotel Room” is currently at #10, while “Days Like These” is at #8.
“Country radio and the fans never cease to amaze me,” Luke tellsBillboard. “We took ‘Days Like These’ to country radio and had no plans to do anything else until its run was over, but then the fans just really took hold of ‘Sleepless in a Hotel Room’ and gave us no choice but to send it to radio, too. But to have them both in the top 10 at the same time? Wow. I’m super grateful!”
Having two songs in the top 10 is extremely rare and typically only happens when an artist has a collaboration out, in addition to their solo single.
Morgan Wallen, however, managed to place both “Last Night” and “One Thing at a Time” in the top 10 in May 2023.
Both of Luke’s current hits are from his new album, The Way I Am, which drops March 20.
Lenny Kravitz on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’/(ABC/Randy Holmes)
Looks like Lenny Kravitz is working on a new album.
The rocker teased fans with news of a new record in a recent post on Instagram featuring a photo of him behind the drum kit and his dog sitting beside him. Kravitz captioned the photo, “Jojo vibing on the new tracks for the upcoming album.”
This isn’t the first time this year that Kravitz has hinted at new music. Back in January he posted a photo from inside the studio, captioning the shot, “Studio. New music. New love. Let Love Rule. Always!”
So far Kravitz hasn’t revealed any specific details about a new album. When it does get released it will be his first album of new material since 2024’s Blue Electric Light.
Kravitz has a trio of shows in Mexico that kick off March 8 in Guadalajara. He returns to the U.S. to play Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 16, and then heads to Europe for a tour that begins June 12 in Italy.
Rue Rose Shumpert and Teyana Taylor attend the 32nd Annual Actor Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 01, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Teyana Taylor was a nominee at the 2026 Actor Awards Sunday night, but her daughter Rue Rose Shumpert was the star of the show. Rue attended the event with Teyana and appeared to be ready for the spotlight, as she was captured fixing her mother’s dress, striking some poses and even performing a song from the movie Frozen.
She introduced herself in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “My name is Rue Rose, and my age is 5.” She asked if she could sing a song, before announcing, “I’m going to sing Frozen, but just in a different voice.”
After being met with applause from her mother, Rue asked to sing another song, and was told she and Teyana would “come back and sing.”
On Monday Teyana reflected on having Rue with her at the awards show, calling Rue “the most perfect date.”
“Rue Rose, thank you for choosing me to be your mama. You make every room brighter, every step lighter, every dream bigger. Bigger than fashion. Bigger than awards. This one felt like legacy,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sharing this night with you is a memory I’ll hold in my heart forever.”
She added that Rue “had a blastttttttt” turning the red carpet “upside down.” “I think it’s time for her sag card!!! lol,” she wrote
Teyana Taylor was a nominee at the 2026 Actor Awards Sunday night, but her daughter Rue Rose Shumpert was the star of the show. Rue attended the event with Teyana and appeared to be ready for the spotlight, as she was captured fixing her mother’s dress, striking some poses and even performing a song from the movie Frozen.
She introduced herself in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “My name is Rue Rose, and my age is 5.” She asked if she could sing a song, before announcing, “I’m going to sing Frozen, but just in a different voice.”
After being met with applause from her mother, Rue asked to sing another song, and was told she and Teyana would “come back and sing.”
On Monday Teyana reflected on having Rue with her at the awards show, calling Rue “the most perfect date.”
“Rue Rose, thank you for choosing me to be your mama. You make every room brighter, every step lighter, every dream bigger. Bigger than fashion. Bigger than awards. This one felt like legacy,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sharing this night with you is a memory I’ll hold in my heart forever.”
She added that Rue “had a blastttttttt” turning the red carpet “upside down.” “I think it’s time for her sag card!!! lol,” she wrote.
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Foo Fighters took a moment to give a shoutout to Turnstile during their show in Manchester, England, on Friday.
As seen in footage posted by the U.K.’s Absolute Radio, frontman Dave Grohl dedicated a performance of “My Hero” to the “NEVER ENOUGH” outfit.
Having gotten his start in the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, Grohl told the crowd he was happy to see a successful new hardcore band from nearby Baltimore, where Turnstile formed.
“Whenever I see someone from Baltimore doing something really great and enjoying the successes of their hard-earned work, I like to shout ’em out,” Grohl said.
Turnstile, by the way, was in England over the weekend to attend the 2026 BRIT Awards, where they were nominated in the international group category. The prize ended up going to Geese.
‘These Are Going Nowhere: A Mixtape by Koe Wetzel’ (Columbia Records)
Koe Wetzel got a big surprise Saturday, as his hometown of Pittsburg, Texas, declared Feb. 28 Koe Wetzel Day.
The “High Road” hitmaker also picked up a key to the city during a celebration that included a marching band, cheerleaders and the unveiling of his own mural.
“My family sitting here – my mom, my dad, my sisters, my grandparents – my girls here, they’ve always been my #1 fan and they’ve gotten me where I am by doing so, but also with the help from Pittsburg, Texas and all the great people here that have made everything happen,” he told the crowd, according to a press release. “No matter where I go in this life, no matter what country, state or city I’m in, I always know Pittsburg, Texas is home for me. And whenever I come back, you all make sure to remind me of that and treat me like I never left, and I always appreciate that.”
The event was timed to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of his song “February 28, 2016.”
Koe also unveiled a new collection of music over the weekend, titled These Are Going Nowhere: A Mixtape by Koe Wetzel, describing it as “some of my favorite Koe s*** from the vault to hold you over until my new album comes out this summer.”
It includes the songs “Feel Better,” “GTFO,” “Run Away,” “College,” “Lonesome Dove” and “Sweet Texas Strange.”
Matt Berninger & Roseanne Cash ‘Who Loves the Sun’ single artwork. (Concord Records)
The National frontman Matt Berninger has released a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Who Loves the Sun” in collaboration with Roseanne Cash.
Berninger and Cash recorded their version for the series Sunny Nights, starring Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden.
“I’ve been a Trent O’Donnell fan for a long time,” Berninger says, referring to the Sunny Nights director. “We became good friends when he cast my brother, Tom, in an episode of his show No Activity, and we’ve had a close, creative bond ever since.”
Berninger adds that he immediately thought of Cash and her husband, producer John Leventhal, when approached about recording the cover.
“We recorded it in their Chelsea brownstone last summer,” Berninger says. “John did most of the work while Rose and I drank chardonnay in the garden in the sun.”
Sunny Nights premieres on Hulu on March 11.
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March 13 will certainly be a day to remember for Bilmuri.
That’s when the “MORE THAN HATE” artist will drop a collaboration with A Day to Remember. The joint song is called “ALWAYS LET YOU DOWN” and will appear on Bilmuri’s upcoming album, KINDA HARD.
You can presave the track now by commenting or sending Bilmuri a DM on Instagram.
Bilmuri previously teased in 2025 that he was in the studio with ADTR frontman Jeremy McKinnon, as well as Noah Sebastian of Bad Omens.
KINDA HARD is due out April 10. It includes the singles “MORE THAN HATE,” “HARD2TELL” and “TWICE.”
Bilmuri will launch a U.S. tour April 17 in Denver.
